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Headline News
Fewer Mothers With a Recent Birth Rely On Government Assistance Than in 1996. (Released May 14, 2008)
U.S. Total Business Sales for March Were $1,154.3 Billion, Up 1.0 Percent From Last Month. Month-End Inventories Were $1,465.1 Billion, Up 0.1 Percent From Last Month. (Released May 13, 2008)
Oregon in Focus: Census Bureau Pre-Primary Snapshot. (Released May 13, 2008)
Kentucky in Focus: Census Bureau Pre-Primary Snapshot. (Released May 13, 2008)
U.S. Retail and Food Service Sales for April Reached $378.1 Billion, a Decrease of 0.2 Percent From the Previous Month. (Released May 13, 2008)
The Nation's International Deficit in Goods and Services Decreased to $58.2 Billion in March From $61.7 Billion (Revised) in February, as Imports Decreased More Than Exports. (Released May 9, 2008)
School Enrollment in the United States: 2006. (Released May 8, 2008)
March 2008 Sales of Merchant Wholesalers Were $384.3 Billion, Up 1.6 Percent From Last Month. End-of-Month Inventories Were $420.8 Billion, Down 0.1 Percent From Last Month. (Released May 8, 2008)
Monthly Child Support Averaged $425 in 2005. (Released May 6, 2008)
New Orders for Manufactured Goods in March Increased $5.9 Billion or 1.4 Percent to $432.3 Billion. (Released May 2, 2008)
Fact of the Day
Support Not Just For Children
Support payments totaled $43.4 billion in 2005, an average of $5,600 per provider annually. Data from the Support Providers: 2005. This report shows that monetary support is primarily for children, although it also includes support for other non-household members, such as parents or other relatives. These data tables come from the Survey of Income and Program Participation, a national survey designed to provide comprehensive details about the social and economic well-being of individuals and households.
Hot Tip
FIPS County Lookup
"Help! I have a bunch of FIPS codes and I want to find the counties they designate."
Try the Census Bureau's FIPS County Lookup. You can use it in three ways:
- Select a state name and see the FIPS codes for all the counties.
- Type in a county and see the two-digit state and three-digit county code.
- Type in the five-digit FIPS code and see the state and county names. For example, type in "32003" and you'll see this is the FIPS code for Clark County, Nevada.
Recently Released
Population
Estimates of US and State Population by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: July 1, 2007 [PDF - 655 KB]. Internet tables showing national and state-level population estimates cross-tabulated by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin.
Net Worth and the Assets of Households: 2002. Income and net worth are two important factors in determining economic well-being in the United States. This report looks at net worth and asset ownership by various socioeconomic factors, including monthly income. The data come from the Survey of Income and Program Participation.
Participation of Mothers in Government Assistance Programs: 2004 [PDF - 453 KB]. Report analyzing the socioeconomic characteristics of mothers participating in six public assistance programs, including Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, food stamps, and Medicaid. Detailed tables also available online.
School Enrollment in the United States: 2006. A national-level update of characteristics of the nation's more than 75 million students. Eight internet tables include number of students by attributes such as age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, family income, type of college and vocational course enrollment. This Internet-only release comes from data collected each October as part of the Current Population Survey. The full report with analysis of the details is expected later this summer.
Support Providers: 2005. Internet tables examining data about those who provide support to people living in other households. The data include selected characteristics about support providers, such as their marital status, employment status, education level, and race. Although providers are often associated with child support, the category also includes those who pay support for people not living in the same household, such as parents or relatives. The data for these tables come from the Survey of Income and Program Participation.
Latest Economic Indicators
Manufacturer's Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: March 2008. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Shows revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders.
Monthly Wholesale Trade: March 2008. Press release showing estimates for sales, inventories on a non-LIFO ("last in-first out") basis, and stock-sales ratios for merchant wholesalers by three-digit major kind-of-business groups.
US International Trade in Goods and Services: March 2008. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption.
Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: April 2008. Press release presenting advance monthly estimates of retail store sales by kind-of-business groups. Report includes seasonally adjusted estimates and percentage changes for major kind-of-business groups.
Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales: March 2008. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers.
Economic Census and Surveys
Older Worker Profiles. Report (it will be released for each of over 30 states) provides a detailed picture of workers 55 and older at the county and metropolitan area levels for 2004. Based on data from the Local Employment Dynamics program. The report highlights the age of the states' work force, job gains and losses, industries in which older workers are concentrated, job stability, and earnings. The following states are available as of the publish date of this newsletter:
- Iowa (PDF - 1.31 MB)
- Maine (PDF - 1.45 MB)
- Vermont (PDF - 762 KB)
- Indiana (PDF - 1.53 MB)
- Arkansas (PDF - 1.81 MB)
- Hawaii (PDF - 558 KB)
- Delaware (PDF - 464 KB)
- Colorado (PDF - 779 KB)
- Wisconsin (PDF - 766 KB)
Government
Consolidated Federal Funds Report: 2006. This annual data set provides an overview of federal spending at the national, state, and county levels. The data are obtained from federal government agencies and describe spending for procurement contracts, salaries and wages, direct payments, loans, and insurance.
Reference and Compendia
Facts for Features: The Fourth of July
Facts for Features: Mother's Day (May 11)
Facts for Features: Cinco de Mayo (May 5)
Facts for Features: Older Americans Month (May 2008)
Facts for Features: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (May 2008)
Facts for Features: Father's Day (June 15)
Upcoming Releases
Population
International Data Base Update: 2007. Internet files showing demographic indicators such as infant mortality, life expectancy, fertility rates, net migration, and population growth for 228 countries and areas of the world. Includes current estimates and moving population pyramids which project age and sex distributions to year 2050.
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2006. A detailed look at registration and participation in the most recent congressional election, as well as the characteristics of those who voted, those who registered, and a look at the reasons why people who were registered did not vote. Find out who were the likeliest voters based on region, education, income, employment, race and Hispanic origin, and other factors.
What It's Worth: Field of Training and Economic Status: 2004. Series of tables from the Survey of Income and Program Participation examining the relationship between field of training and monthly earnings.
Economic Indicators
New Residential Construction: April 2008. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits. Scheduled for release May 16, 2008.
New Residential Sales: April 2008. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale. Includes sales prices, months on the market, and stage of construction. Scheduled for release May 27, 2008.
Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: April 2008. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators. Scheduled for release May 28, 2008.
Economic Census and Surveys
New Foreign Trade Regulations Take Effect. The US Census Bureau's first major revision in two decades includes new legal and online filing requirements, modified filing timeframes and stricter penalties.
Top-Ranked States by Industry. A new web page helps promote the 2007 Economic Census highlighting facts from the 2002 Economic Census about every state by receipts per capita for every industry.
Government
State and Local Government Finances: 2005-2006. Downloadable Internet tables, covering state and local government financial activities in four broad categories: revenues, expenditures, outstanding debt and assets (cash and security holdings). The tables through 2004 can be found at
Reference and Compendia
Facts for Features: Conversion from Analog to Digital TV (February 17, 2009). Facts and figures from the Census Bureau's statistical abstract relating to television programming and the conversion from analog to digital broadcasting.
Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26). In observance of the 18th anniversary of the enactment of this groundbreaking law, statistical information from the Census Bureau's demographic subject areas about people with disabilities.
